B. —1 | PT. IV], Sup. TO 1939.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1939.

D r- £ s. d. Cr. £ s. d. Balance .. .. •• •• •• 985,925 19 10 Rent of buildings .. .. .. .. 1,011 8 3 Depreciation .. .. .• •• 8,775 511 Territorial revenue .. .. .. .. 16 4 8 Interest on capital .. .. .. •• 2,446 17 7 Balance carried down .. .. .. 996,120 10 5 £997,148 3 4 £997,148 3 4 £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance brought down .. .. .. 996,120 10 5 Te Kauwhata Horticultural Station .. .. 2,18016 0 Losses from special accounts — Balance .. .. .. .. .. 1,018,265 8 1 Experimental farms and areas, and quarantinestations, poultry-station, and cattle-dip .. 3,861 3 5 Rabbit destruction, poisons, and poison-mixing depots .. .. • • • • • • 406 610 Ruakura Farm of Instruction.. .. .. 17,148 10 9 Flock House Station.. .. • • • • 2,909 12 8 £1,020,446 4 1 £1,020,446 4 1

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Head Office. DlJidS? Dairy Divl8ion - Fie!ds Division. Total. X»r. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. Pergonal services and locomotion .. 46,332 16 6 155,530 12 7 29,703 18 9 67,929 1 11 46,276 13 7 345,773 3 4 General establishment (office rents, 22,439 1 0 1,224 16 2 407 16 1 520 12 7 574 15 2 25,167 1 0 printing, &c.) Investigation and works for the im- 94 2 9 1,031 16 2 358 10 3 2,665 9 7 468 17 11 4,618 16 8 provement of agricultural knowledge Control and destruction of diseases and .. 85,079 0 2 1,556 6 11 .. .. 86,635 7 1 pests Grading, testing, and laboratory ser- 824 7 2 7,069 0 7 593 8 9 .. .. 8,486 16 6 vices to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Executive Commission of Agriculture 6,235 6 4 .. .. •• •• 6,235 6 4 Carriage of lime and fertilizers .. 306,480 7 7 .. •• •• •• 306,480 7 7 Carriage of farm-produce .. .. 58,823 17 1 .. .. •• •• 58,823 17 1 Carriage of fodder and starving stock 596 11 11 .. .. •. • • 596 11 11 Assistance to fruit industry .. .. .. 162,561 14 2 .. .. 162,561 14 2 Grants to agricultural colleges .. 27,000 0 0 .. ■ • •. • • 27,000 0 0 Bursaries to students .. ..2,25894 .. .. •• •• 2,258 9 4 Compensation under Stock Aot .. .. 13,710 10 3 .. .. .. 13,710 10 3 Compensation under the Slaughtering .. 25,793 14 3 .. .. .. 25,793 14 3 and Inspection Act Assistance to pig industry .. .. 8,083 11 8 .. .. •• 8,083 11 8 Purchase of seeds and fencing: .. .. •• •• 4,252 4 4 4,252 4 4 Flooded areas Grants: Stallion services .. .. .. 4,000 0 0 . . • • •. 4,000 0 0 471,084 19 8 301,523 1 10 195,181 14 11 71,115 4 1 51,572 11 0 1,090,477 11 6 • Cr. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d; — Grading, testing, and laboratory ser- .. .. •• 30,771 10 7 1,091 10 10 31,863 1 5 vices to improve agricultural knowledge and the standard of agricultural exports Fees under the Fertilizer Act .. .. ■ • • • ■ • 452 1 1 452 1 1 Fees under the Stock Remedies Act .. 124 10 11 .. .. .. 124 10 11 Fees under the Dairy Industry Act .. 2,003 10 0 .. 352 15 0 .. 2,356 5 0 Fees under the Stock Act .. .. 829 11 6 .. ■. .. 829 11 6 Fees under the Slaughtering and In- .. 59,493 1 7 .. .. .. 59,493 1 7 speetion Act Fees under the Orchard and Garden .. .. 9,40732 .. .. 9,407 3 Diseases Act Fees under the Margarine Act .. .. •• •• 300 .. 3 00 Fees under the Veterinary Surgeons .. 22 17 0 .. .. .. 22 17 0 Balance carried down .. .. 471,084 19 8 239,049 10 10 185,774 11 9 39,987 18 6 50,028 19 1 985,925 19 10 471,084 19 8 301,523 1 10 195,181 14 11 71,115 4 1 51,572 11 0 1,090,477 11 6